Radeon R7 360 vs FirePro W8000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W8000 with Radeon R7 360, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W8000
2012, $1,599
4 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
10.18
+36.5%

W8000 outperforms R7 360 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking481576
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.493.83
Power efficiency3.475.73
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameTahitiTobago
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date14 June 2012 (13 years ago)18 June 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

R7 360 has 682% better value for money than FirePro W8000.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1792768
Core clock speed900 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate100.850.40
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS1.613 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs11248
L1 Cache448 KB192 KB
L2 Cache512 KB256 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length279 mm165 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1 x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire-+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth176 GB/s112 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMI-+
DisplayPort support-+
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
VCE-+
DDMA audiono data+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.131+
Mantle-+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro W8000 10.18
+36.5%
R7 360 7.46

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro W8000 4259
+36.6%
Samples: 47
R7 360 3118
Samples: 2037

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.18 7.46
Recency 14 June 2012 18 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 100 Watt

FirePro W8000 has a 36.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

R7 360, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 125% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 360 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W8000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R7 360 is a desktop one.

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